# 117-hr-7715: SOULS Act

117-hr-7715, SOULS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7715
- Congress: 117
- Title: SOULS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Seeking Official Uncounted Lives Statistics Act or the SOULS Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to include abortions, to the extent possible, when collecting and making available data on U.S. death numbers and rates.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7715 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7715)

## Related
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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-8260: Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8260)
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